Arte to Present Teatro Alla Scala’s Homage to Puccini with Jonas Kaufmann, Mariangela Sicilia & Anna Netrebko

On Nov. 29, Arte.de is set to present the Teatro Alla Scala’s Homage to Puccini gala. The concert will be conducted by Riccardo Chailly and will feature soloists Mariangela Sicilia, Jonas Kaufmann and Anna Netrebko. The first part of the concert will feature Puccini’s “Preludio Sinfonico, Requiem” for three-part mixed chorus, viola and organ featuring violist Simonide Braconi, and organist Lorenzo {…}

My Opera to Stream Anna Netrebko’s Puccini Gala at Teatro Real

(Credit: Javier del Real) On. Oct. 20, 2024, My Opera is set to stream the Puccini Gala from the Teatro Real de Madrid. The gala which took place on Sept. 5, 2024, featured Anna Netrebko alongside Yusif Eyvazov, Daria Rybak, Cristian Díaz, Mikeldi Atxalandabaso, Pablo García-López and Jerôme Boutillier. Denis Vlasenko conducted the Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real. The evening celebrated arias and {…}

Federal Judge Moves Forward with Anna Netrebko’s Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Metropolitan Opera

Anna Netrebko’s gender discrimination lawsuit is moving ahead. A federal judge Annalisa Torres ruled to move ahead citing Netrebko’s examples of male Putin-connected opera singers whom the Met treated more favorably. Torres wrote in a 23-page ruling, “For example, she alleges that the male opera singer Ildar Abdrazakov performed at political events, ‘including at least one event at which Putin {…}